Report
Development of Single Point Impact Fatigue Tester (SPIFT)
Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark1
Composites Mechanics and Materials Mechanics, Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark2
Materials and Surface Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark4
Villum Center for Advanced Structural and Material Testing, Centers, Technical University of Denmark5
Impact fatigue damage caused by rain droplets, also called rain erosion, is a severe problem for wind turbine blades. In the present report, an assessment of impact fatigue on a glass fibre reinforced polymer laminate with a gelcoat is presented and the damage mechanisms are investigated. A single point impact fatigue tester is developed to generate impact fatigue damage and SN data.
Rubber balls are repeatedly impacted on a single location of the coated laminate. Each impact induces transient stresses in the coated laminate. After repeated impacts, these stresses generate cracks, leading to the removal of the coating and damage to the laminate. High-resolution digital imaging is used to determine the incubation time until the onset of coating damage.
An acoustic emission sensor placed at the back of the laminate monitors changes in acoustic response as damage develops in the coated laminate. The subsurface cracks are studied and mapped by 3D X-ray computed tomography. A finite element method model of the impact shows the impact stresses in the coating and the laminate.
The stresses seen in the model are compared to cracks found by 3D X-ray computed tomography. The damage is also evaluated by ultrasonic scanning.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | DTU Wind Energy |
Year: | 2018 |
Series: | Dtu Wind Energy I |
Types: | Report |
ORCIDs: | Fraisse, Anthony , Bech, Jakob Ilsted , Fedorov, Vladimir , Johansen, Nicolai Frost-Jensen , McGugan, Malcolm and Mishnaevsky, Leon |